daub

Open. Type. Done.

Download for macOS
01 — About

Every note app eventually becomes a filing system. You end up spending more time organising than thinking.

daub is different. It's ephemeral by design — a floating surface for thoughts, bugs, and ideas that appear while you're deep in work. No folders, no accounts, no residue.

Hit ⌥ Space from anywhere. Write. Hit esc. That's it.

02 — Features
  • 01

    Global hotkey

    One keystroke from any app. No dock, no cmd-tab, no context switch.

  • 02

    Always on top

    daub floats above every window. See your project and take notes at the same time.

  • 03

    Meeting notes / debugging

    Capture meeting notes and bugs while you work in real time.

  • 04

    Clear with ⌘K

    Empty canvas, fresh start. One shortcut and it's gone.

  • 05

    Local, no trace

    Nothing leaves your machine. No accounts, no sync, no cloud.

03 — Flow
  1. ⌥ Space

    Summon

    daub appears instantly, centered on screen, ready to type.

  2. Type

    Capture

    No formatting decisions. Just your thought, raw.

  3. esc

    Dismiss

    daub vanishes. You're back exactly where you left off.

04 — Get it

daub is being prepared for its first release. No waiting list — it'll be free to download when it lands.

Download for macOS

macOS 14 · Apple Silicon & Intel · Free